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Two men found dead in ice fishing tent at Crow Lake Provincial Park

Western Standard News Services

Boyle RCMP are investigating the deaths of two men found inside an ice fishing tent at Crow Lake Provincial Park on Saturday.

Authorities believe carbon monoxide poisoning from a heating source may have caused their deaths.

RCMP, along with Lac La Biche Fire/EMS and Fort McMurray Fish and Wildlife, responded to the remote location around 4 p.m. after receiving a report of the incident.

The victims have been identified as a 45-year-old man from Fort McMurray, Alberta, and a 37-year-old man from Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador.

An autopsy has been scheduled as the investigation continues. RCMP extended condolences to the families and friends of the deceased.